Max Mitchell

February 04, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

In an issue of apparent first impression, a man convicted of killing his son will have the chance to present comparative negligence arguments in the subsequent wrongful death and survival civil proceedings.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

January 28, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Although not all attorneys agree, many plaintiffs lawyers are taking the recent state Supreme Court decision that allowed a plaintiff's defective-design claims to go forward against a Pfizer subsidiary as a major victory in the pharmaceutical litigation arena.

By Max Mitchell

8 minute read

January 28, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A mother will be able to continue her pursuit of a protection order after the Superior Court ruled that findings in emergency room reports indicating signs of possible sexual and physical abuse constituted facts on which her expert could base his opinion.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

January 28, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Despite a ruling denying motions to preclude Cynthia Baldwin, the former Penn State general counsel, from testifying against three ex-university administrators in a criminal case stemming from the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal, the question of whether she will ever take the stand is still very much up in the air.

By Max Mitchell

7 minute read

January 28, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A firm's reference on its website to an office in Exton, Pa., accommodating "its clients in Philadelphia and the surrounding Delaware Valley" does not show that the firm had enough business in the city to keep a legal malpractice case in Philadelphia courts, the Superior Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

January 27, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The unprecedented request made by an amicus curiae in Tincher v. Omega Flex, which asked the state Supreme Court to grant reargument in the high-profile products liability case, has been denied.

By Max Mitchell

3 minute read

January 23, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Drug companies may face products liability claims in Pennsylvania for defectively designed drugs, the state Supreme Court has ruled on a 4-2 vote in a case stemming from the fatal use of a diet drug made by a Pfizer subsidiary that was later taken off the market.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

January 23, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The leaders of each house of the General Assembly have been denied party status in the Act 13 litigation.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

January 21, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A criminal defendant who moves for a new trial does not necessarily waive double jeopardy arguments in future proceedings, the state Superior Court has ruled in a holding that overturns a more than five-year-old decision.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read

January 21, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania court officials are set to take a close look at exactly how many trial judges are needed across the state. The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts has asked the National Center for State Courts to assess the workload of all trial judges in the state.

By Max Mitchell

6 minute read